. American history:. ructed almostentirely of stone, one story hiij-h, and protected by wallsfrom three to foin- feet in thickness. The .\lamo, anoblcini; in<losnri-, confjinini; alxnit an acre of !j:round,ami surrounded by a wall between eiiht and fen feethii;-h and three feet thick, was at tlie uorth-eastern part of the town, on the left bank of the SanAntonio lUver. lielow liexar, at intervals, on the banksof the San Antonio, the edifices appropriated tothe n\ These, four in number, presented theusual combination of cluiich and fortress, and weraconstructed of nu
. American history:. ructed almostentirely of stone, one story hiij-h, and protected by wallsfrom three to foin- feet in thickness. The .\lamo, anoblcini; in<losnri-, confjinini; alxnit an acre of !j:round,ami surrounded by a wall between eiiht and fen feethii;-h and three feet thick, was at tlie uorth-eastern part of the town, on the left bank of the SanAntonio lUver. lielow liexar, at intervals, on the banksof the San Antonio, the edifices appropriated tothe n\ These, four in number, presented theusual combination of cluiich and fortress, and weraconstructed of stone. t l\(iroi;tl()r/irs, (pron<nniced Nak-OR-dosh,) is in tboeastern part of fcxas, on a branch of the river Neehes,near the (See INlap, p. i\20.)t Ooliitd. formerly called Pnhi<i. is beautifully situated on the right bank of the San Antonio Kiver, aboutill miles from tlie intersection of tho Sau Autouio with the Guadnlupe, and about 40 ; fi-om Oopauo. tSee Alap, p. tjil.). Part m.] HISTORY OF TEXAS. 625 13. Tlio plundorinc; liabils of the roviiiij; Comanclips,* 1§ otlior tribes on tlu iiorlluM-ii Cn)iili(r, limited the range [Tspin^nof missions in tliat direction ; anti the policy of ISi)ain, lt%fj,^[,fgainiin: at InternoMinubetween iier more i)o|)ulons Mexican settlementiifprovinces and the republican stales ol the north, a wilder-ness barrier, studiously guarded against the introduction of emigrants in numbers sudicient to reclaim the countryfrom the native Indian. ■So jealous of foreiifn influence the Spanish authorities, that it was made a capital encecrime for a foreigner to enter the Spanish provinces with-out a license from the king of Spain ; and sucli was theirdread of the Anglo-Americans in particular, that it was afavorite sowing of a captain-general of one of the easternMexica; provinces, that, if he had the power, \w. wouldprevent the birds from (lying across the bound;iry linebetween Texas an
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